(Portions of this story courtesy of Texas Lutheran
University)
(Photo by Josh Moczygemba)
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Top-seeded Texas Lutheran University
shook off a slow start and cruised to an 85-59 victory over
eighth-seeded Centenary College Friday afternoon in SCAC Women's
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With the win, Texas Lutheran Bulldogs extended
their school-record win streak to 12 games.
At Trinity University's Sams Gymnasium, the top-seeded
Bulldogs started slowly against The Ladies, falling behind by
seven after the first four minutes of play. But the Bulldogs
took the lead for good with a three-pointer from Natalie Vella
at the 10-minute mark and were not threatened again.
The Bulldogs improved to 21-5 overall. The 21 wins for TLU are
the second-most in program history. The Bulldogs can match the
school record of 22 wins with a victory Saturday in the SCAC
semifinal.
Centenary concluded its season at 0-24.
TLU will face the winner of the Austin College/Schreiner
quarterfinal. The TLU semifinal is set for a 5 p.m. tip
Saturday in Trinity's Sams Gymnasium.
Seguin radio station KWED 1580 AM will have the radio call and
the audio-only webcast at seguintoday.com. Live video and live
stats will be available from links at scacsports.com and
tlubulldogs.com.
TLU closed the first half on a 15-4 run. Taylor Dydalewicz and
Kristen Lye scored 10 and nine, respectively, in the first
half.
Dydalewicz, the Bulldogs' sophomore forward, finished with a
game-high 17 points and collected nine rebounds. She made
9-of-10 at the foul line and grabbed five of her rebounds on
the offensive glass.
Lye, a freshman forward, scored 14 and grabbed seven rebounds. She
was 4-for-7 from the field and 5-for-5 at the free throw
line.
Chelsey Stolle, Vella, Dalia Camargo and Savannah Hight
each chipped in eight points. Stolle blocked four shots and
registered four rebounds, and Camargo tallied three
steals.
TLU junior point guard Karisa Cantu dished out a game-high
four assists, scored five and had two steals and
two rebounds.
